Clifford Parker Robertson was born on September 9, 1925 in La Jolla, California. He is an American actor with a film and television career that spans half of a century.

Robertson began his career in film and TV in the 1950s. It is said that he was chosen by President John F. Kennedy himself to portray JFK in the film P.T.-109 (1963).

Clifford starred in Too Late The Hero opposite Michael Caine, The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid opposite Robert Duval, Three Days of the Condor opposite Robert Redford, and Obsession with Geneviève Bujold.

He also starred, directed and wrote the acclaimed rodeo drama J.W. Coop, and directed and starred in The Pilot. Other films include Star 80, Escape From L.A., Spiderman 1 and 2, and Stephen King’s Riding the Bullet.

Cliff’s brave stand against corporate corruption in Hollywood was honored by the late Congressman, Morris Udall, in the Congressional Record.

A native of La Jolla, California, Cliff maintains homes there and Water Mill, Long Island, New York. An obdurate family man, he is close to his two daughters, Stephanie, in Charleston, South Carolina, and Heather in New York City.

Cliff is a licensed commercial pilot. He maintains and flies a stable of classic vintage aircraft, as well as his record-setting glider. He has won many aviation honors, including the Experimental Aircraft Association Award, the Soaring Society of America Award, and the A.O.P.A. William Sharples Award for Rescue Flying in Africa.

An avid sportsman tennis and skiing Cliff appears in many charity competitions. Although he maintains a busy schedule of after-dinner speaking engagements between his other activities, Cliff has devoted much time to over fifty national charities.

He is currently writing his autobiography, scheduled to be published in 2007.

Filmography

• Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• Riding the Bullet (2004)
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• "The Lyon's Den" (4 episodes, 2003)
• 13th Child (2002)
• Spider-Man (2002)
• Mach 2 (2001)
• Falcon Down (2000)
• Family Tree (1999)
• "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1999)
• Assignment Berlin (1998)
• Melting Pot (1998)
• Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)
• Escape from L.A. (1996)
• Dazzle (1995)
• Pakten (1995)
• Renaissance Man (1994)
• Lincoln (1992)
• Wind (1992)
• Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
• Dead Reckoning (1990)
• Ford: The Man and the Machine (1987)
• Malone (1987)
• Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story (1986)
• Shaker Run (1985)
• The Key to Rebecca (1985)
• "Falcon Crest" (28 episodes, 1983-1984)
• Star 80 (1983)
• Brainstorm (1983)
• Class (1983)
• Two of a Kind (1982)
• The Pilot (1980)
• The Little Prince (1979)
• Overboard (1978)
• Dominique (1978)
• "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977)
• Fraternity Row (1977)
• Obsession (1976)
• Midway (1976)
• Shoot (1976)
• Return to Earth (1976)
• Three Days of the Condor (1975)
• Out of Season (1975)
• My Father's House (1975)
• The Yanks Are Coming (1974)
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974)
• Man on a Swing (1974)
• The Man Without a Country (1973)
• Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
• The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
• J.W. Coop (1972)
• Too Late the Hero (1970)
• "Bracken's World" (1 episode, 1969)
• The Sunshine Patriot (1968)
• Charly (1968)
• The Devil's Brigade (1968)
• "Batman" (4 episodes, 1966-1968)
• "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (4 episodes, 1964-1967)
• The Honey Pot (1967)
• "ABC Stage 67" (1 episode, 1967)
• Up from the Beach (1965)
• Masquerade (1965)
• Love Has Many Faces (1965)
• 633 Squadron (1964)
• The Best Man (1964)
• "Breaking Point" (1 episode, 1964)
• Sunday in New York (1963)
• "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1 episode, 1963)
• "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1963)
• PT 109 (1963)
• "The Eleventh Hour" (1 episode, 1963)
• My Six Loves (1963)
• The Interns (1962)
• "The Twilight Zone" (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
• "Alcoa Premiere" (1 episode, 1962)
• "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1962)
• "Bus Stop" (1 episode, 1962)
• "Outlaws" (3 episodes, 1960-1962)
• "The United States Steel Hour" (4 episodes, 1956-1961)
• "The Dick Powell Show" (1 episode, 1961)
• Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
• The Big Show (1961)
• All in a Night's Work (1961)
• "General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Riverboat" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Playhouse 90" (4 episodes, 1958-1960)
• "The Untouchables" (1 episode, 1959)
• "Alcoa Theatre" (2 episodes, 1959)
• As the Sea Rages (1959)
• Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
• Gidget (1959)
• "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1 episode, 1959)
• "Wagon Train" (1 episode, 1958)
• The Naked and the Dead (1958)
• The Girl Most Likely (1957)
• "Kraft Television Theatre" (2 episodes, 1957)
• Autumn Leaves (1956)
• Picnic (1955)
• "Robert Montgomery Presents" (7 episodes, 1952-1954)
• "Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers" (58 episodes, 1953-1954)
• "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
• "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (3 episodes, 1952)
• "Short Short Dramas" (1 episode, 1952)
• Corvette K-225 (1943)
• We've Never Been Licked (1943)

Awards

• National Board of Review Award Best Actor "Charly" 1968
• Oscar Best Actor "Charly" 1968
• Emmy Outstanding Single Performance by a Leading Actor in a Drama "The Game" 1965 - 66
• Theatre World Award "Orpheus Descending" 1957